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FULL The Bridge of Magpies (Li Huan) Phoebe Haines, Jacob Bettinelli
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: The Bridge of Magpies
- Composer: Li Huan
- Libretto: Traditional Chinese Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: The Place, London, UK, Sister Sarah Productions Ltd
- Recorded: August 7, 2019
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Phoebe Haines, Jacob Bettinelli
- Conductor:
- Orchestra: Instrumental Ensemble
- Choreographer: Julia Cheng
- Stage Director: Sarah Hutchinson
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: tete a tete
- Date Published: 2019
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Cross art and cross cultural performance based on the traditional Chinese story of a star-weaving goddess whose curiosity about life below draws her, secretly, down to earth. Engendering the anger of the gods, by falling in love with a mortal, cowherd boy, it is down to the compassionate magpies to keep their love alive. With music and dance influenced by Chinese traditional opera, fused with contemporary dance and newly composed music, it bridges cultures: British and Chinese, with British and British-Chinese artists key; art forms, dance and music; the traditional and the modern. Each episode of the story serves as a commentary on life and the nature of things, punctuated with Daoist quotes and wisdom. It’s a series of moving, musical koans. Add to this a playful spirit & the magic of fairytale, it appeals to all ages. An original piece by Sister Sarah Productions Ltd.